Out of the Central Valley to the Arenal volcano. Tap a numbered dot and listen.
Narrated by The ChroniclerFocus: Volcanoes & Wildlife137 km · about 166 min · 28 stories
The stories
In order along the route. Tap a dot on the map, or play them here.
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San José, San José
The National Theatre's Opening
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San José, San José
The 1926 Virilla River Disaster
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Heredia, Heredia
The Golden Bean of Heredia
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Alajuela, Alajuela
The Sacrifice of Juan Santamaría
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Alajuela, Alajuela
The Turbulent Cycles of Poás
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Alajuela, Alajuela
Transforming Coffee Fields to Sanctuary
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Alajuela, Alajuela
The Steel Church of Grecia
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Grecia, Alajuela
The Origins of Grecia
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Naranjo, Alajuela
Volcanoes and Central Valley Agriculture
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Naranjo, Alajuela
The Founding of Naranjo
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Naranjo, Alajuela
Evolution of the Costa Rican Oxcart
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Naranjo, Alajuela
The Farmer of La Lucha Deep Dive · Part 1 of 3
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Palmares, Alajuela
The Farmer of La Lucha Deep Dive · Part 2 of 3
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San Ramón, Alajuela
The Farmer of La Lucha Deep Dive · Part 3 of 3
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San Ramón, Alajuela
The Holdridge Life Zone System
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San Ramón, Alajuela
The Disappearing Golden Toad
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Zarcero, Alajuela
The Topiary Gardens of Zarcero
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Zarcero, Alajuela
The Epiphytic World of Monteverde
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San Carlos, Alajuela
The Founding of Ciudad Quesada
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San Carlos, Alajuela
Arenal Volcano's 1968 Eruption
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San Carlos, Alajuela
The Agricultural Gateway of Florencia
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San Carlos, Alajuela
Nesting Habits of the Quetzal
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San Carlos, Alajuela
The Northern Plains Frontier
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San Carlos, Alajuela
The Talamancan Montane Forests
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San Carlos, Alajuela
San Carlos Agricultural Heritage
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San Carlos, Alajuela
The Evolution of Costa Rican Conservation
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San Carlos, Alajuela
The Mesoamerican Biological Corridor
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San Carlos, Alajuela
The Founding of La Selva
Where the stories come from
Infinite Road draws from a library of primary sources — public-domain county histories, the WPA American Guide Series, National Register of Historic Places records, local records, and encyclopedic sources — then writes and narrates each story in its own words.